Computed tomography manifestations of a case of varicella zoster virus (VZV) pneumonia

Minlong Zhang; Cuiping Yang; Yinghua Guo

doi:10.1002/rcr2.1242

Computed tomography manifestations of a case of varicella zoster virus (VZV) pneumonia

Respirol Case Rep. 2023 Oct 31;11(12):e01242. doi: 10.1002/rcr2.1242. eCollection 2023 Dec.

Authors

Minlong Zhang¹, Cuiping Yang¹, Yinghua Guo¹

Affiliation

¹ College of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, 8th Medical Centre Chinese PLA General Hospital Beijing People's Republic of China.

Abstract

Disseminated VZV infections is rare in healthy adults. Several studies have reported VZV reactivation and eruption happens in an immunocompromised host especially after solid organ transplantation. Nonetheless, diffuse bilateral lung VZV infections is also rare. We report a case of disseminated VZV pneumonia after renal transplantation and methylprednisolone treatment. This report highlights the computed tomography manifestations of disseminated VZV pneumonia.

Keywords: computed tomography; pneumonia; varicella‐zoster virus.